Purchase Ledger Clerk - 2 Contract Opportunities Location: Stockport (Hybrid Working) Pay Rate: £21.26 per hour Umbrella Contract: 6 months minimum, with potential for extension Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00-16:30 (30-minute lunch break)
An Exciting Opportunity in the Rail Industry!
We are currently recruiting for 2 Purchase Ledger Clerks to join a leading client in the rail rolling stock industry, based at their site in Stockport.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business that is experiencing a significant increase in workload and is preparing to migrate its finance processes onto SAP. The successful candidates will play a key role in helping the business manage its growing volume of invoice queries, resolve purchase order issues and ensure outstanding queries are cleared ahead of the system transition.
We are looking for proactive, detail-oriented individuals with solid purchase ledger experience who can hit the ground running, work through queries efficiently and build strong working relationships with colleagues across the business.
The Role
As a Purchase Ledger Clerk, you will be responsible for supporting the finance team with invoice processing, query resolution and general accounts administration. A key focus will be to investigate and resolve outstanding invoice and purchase order queries quickly and accurately, helping to prepare the business for its move to SAP. Your responsibilities will include: Processing purchase ledger invoices and supporting day-to-day accounts activities. Investigating, managing and resolving invoice queries and purchase order (PO) discrepancies. Liaising with other departments to obtain information, resolve issues and ensure queries are dealt with promptly. Working through a backlog of outstanding queries ahead of the SAP migration. Supporting data entry, reporting and other finance administration tasks as required. Maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring all information entered is correct. Using Excel to support reporting and query tracking, with Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs being particularly beneficial. Adapting to changing priorities and supporting the wider finance team during a busy period.
What Were Looking For
To be successful in this role, you will have: Previous accounts or finance administration experience. Strong purchase ledger experience. Experience dealing with purchase orders and invoice discrepancies. A proven ability to investigate and resolve queries efficiently. Confidence communicating with other departments to gather information and resolve issues. Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining accurate records. Good organisational skills and the ability to manage a busy workload. A proactive approach, with the ability to work independently and make an immediate contribution. Desirable experience: Previous experience using SAP, particularly within a finance or purchase ledger environment. Good Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs. Experience with financial reporting and data management.
Working Arrangements
The role offers a hybrid working pattern, with 3 days working from home and 2 days in the office once fully trained. During the initial training period, you will be required to work on-site in Stockport 5 days per week to help you get up to speed with the systems, processes and outstanding queries. Once you are established in the role, the hybrid working arrangement will apply.
Whats on Offer?
£21.26 per hour Umbrella. A minimum 6-month contract, with opportunities for extension for the right candidates. Hybrid working once training is completed. The opportunity to work with a leading organisation in the rail rolling stock industry. The chance to make a real impact by helping improve query resolution and supporting a major finance system transition.
Interview Process
The selection process is straightforward, with one informal interview via Microsoft Teams.
If you have strong purchase ledger experience, enjoy problem-solving and can confidently manage invoice and PO queries in a busy environment, wed love to hear from you!
Apply now to be considered for one of these two contract opportunities in Stockport.
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